Australia's ANZ looks beyond housing as rate hikes hit margins
By Byron Kaye and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Australian lender ANZ Banking Group Ltd said it was diversifying beyond a residential mortgage market gripped
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By Byron Kaye and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Australian lender ANZ Banking Group Ltd said it was diversifying beyond a residential mortgage market gripped
The expected profit boost from higher interest rates has evaporated, casting a pall over a result that tells the story of National Australia Bank’s turnaround.
The bank’s shares closed 6.4 per cent lower as investors fretted about competition eating into revenue and rising funding costs.
More than a quarter of home owners are refinancing their mortgages every year, and are being paid thousands by the banks for their short-lived custom.
More people have cottoned onto the pricing tricks employed by banks, and many mortgage holders have started demanding their lender give them a better rate.